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w AsTED-Two Respectable Me-
w chanics can get room and board in
private family; will have the comforts Of
bone; price $40, 707 9th VI NV,
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F0R SalE-uOlISES

NNN7e-s7N7N7'
L'OR SALE
Two small bricks on II st G, under rent of
go per month; this will pay 10 per cent, net.
j. II. GRAY 6 CO.,
Gn1 Il at n W.
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WASTED-A Second hand Gasoline
W stove, IN good order and OF modern
style Address, stating price, etc, iie9 llth
81 u w.
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EOR SALE-Good Business Property
Il in West Washington, on Sd st, bet y
and ? SITS; nice store and dwelling attached;
price only Sf,500. j. W. p. MYERS g. SON,
talQ N V ayp
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TOR SALE-TwO 5-RoOm Frame
Il houses. two squares north Of the Bound
ary. near nth st extended, with 1880 feet OF
land; price Sl.975.
lJ23 N ave.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
r.,.nurus u- nAnnY Mns Ahleh

rz-RUFUs II. DARBY Has Added
bS TO his Book, Job and Newspaper
Printing Onice two large cylinder presses and
u complete assortment Of new wood type OF
latest designs for Il ow and poster printing. !
Facilities unsurpassed by any establish.
ment in this city for executing iirst-cns5
hook, job and poster work on short notice. AZ
reasonable prices skilled wOrkmon. Salts
faction guaranteed. -
RUFUS II. DARBY,
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

IA ANTED--E Baltimore city Fec Sim
" pie property in part exchange for 90
from city boundary,
THOMAS A. MITCHELL,
Il ct I3nn,,, 4
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COUNTRY PROPERTY.

FARM Gs ACRES, Montgomery County, Nd;
double house; all necessary uutbuildings;
good fencing; plenty of wood and wateT
short drive from Washington Grove Camp; to
Immediate purchaser $500: ,,,,.,
j. W. r, MYERS e SON,
1i9s N Y ave.
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Connected with !. A. Evans 8 Co., Boston;
L. L. Brewster & CO., Chicago; Corson d Ma
C,Ttney, washiDgton; Warren & Quarles,
Richmond.
Private Wire Connections. Buy and sell
stocks, Bonds and Miscellaneous SecTrlties
nu New York Stock Exchange.
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WaNTED--.RDOMS,

wv ANCED-F0r Prompt Paying
w tenant, house In good neghborhood;
suitable for iirst- class boarding house.
j, ", r. MYERS ~ son,
HES n Y ave
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TOR RENT-6-Room Brick House,
4 No. 1023 N ave; water in yard; $40.
d. LEONARD,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-12
THE MISSING wRENN.
RtrI,mond Thenire.

Mr.. Eellar gave last night at the
Theatre another Of his wonderful en-
tortainments. The audience was select,
and Judging by the interest manifested
thoroughly enjoyed the performance.
Kellar is a thorough adept in his art,
performing all his tricks with a rapid
ty and precision that, to say the least,
are astounding. There is no delay, no
mistake, no hesitation, and it may rea-
sonably be supposed he is unequalled.
The first part of the entertainment
consisted Of variety of prestidiStation
tricks, all Of which were novel, the re-
suits deliehting the ladies, as they be-
came the recipients of bon-bons, bOu-
quots. and cut-howers.
In the interlude between Mr.. Kellar'
two acts Miss Eva Hewitt, the cornetist,
PLAYED some familiar airs, with varia-
tons. She was cHcOrCd three times,
giving on each occasion fine display of
the power and compass Of the cornet.
The second part of kellGr's per-
formance is the cabinet seance, repro
ducing and improving on the DavSn-
port Brothers exhibition. Last night
he was attended to by two stalwart cti-
zens, who did their best to bind him
for all time, hut in vain. Kellar was
triumphant The materializations fin
ished the performance.
At the matinee to-day the attendance
will certainly be very large, as the prices
are. reduced.
The ladies and children who attend
will surely have an afternoons enjoy
ment.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-12
VIRGINIA WESTERN ROAD.
Conference of Directors Yesterday
with Colonel A. n. BufOrd.

Colonel Buford, president of the Vir-
pinia Western Railroad Company, had
an important conference OF his dlrec-
TORS at the Office of the company yes
terday. Several engineering parties
are being organized, some of which are
now in the field ON that part of the line
Letween the James and New rivers.
Preliminary arrangements have been
taken for obtaining subscriptions to the
conital stock of the company IN the
seYeral counties through which the road
viii run. The people along the whole
line are represented as becoming
oe,nestIv interested in the revived pros
necis OF having this road at last con-
.,yncted. and it is expected that votes
will be taken at the spring elections the
last of May in the severa! counties
;nterested authorizing subscriptions
- AID OF the work. The great
;n,roytsnce and value OF the en-
ternYise is attracting the public at
taniion with increasing interest both IN
th;s state and in Tennessee, as well as
~ baltimore, and the experienced bust
- "ass'u,en in charge OF it express their
,n,naual;ded confidence in its success.
weIl-knoNn Virginian said yester-
aor "No work OF equal magnitude
and an value 20 the interests OF this State
ha bas been projected and undertaken
,,';e n,;,b;n this generation, and every IN
.oI,;ceut " citizen OF the Commonwealth
IN IN hail with pleasure any evidence OF
'',.uoress va. @ IN the great work"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-12
The Coroner's Pees,

il wss not so written, and II should
not be supposed from the proceedings
in the Common Council night before
last, that 5000 per month is an average
bill for the Coroner for fees His bills
vary according to the work done. Some
times they are as low as so or $50 for
month. For last year the total of his
fees was y, 295. The city pays some of
its clerks more than that, and it is not a
large amount to pay DR.. w. II. Taylor.
He not only views bodies, hold inquests,
makes posf-mOrtcms, and acts whenever
needed as medico-legal expert for the
city, but also does, without charge, any
chemical work the city may have for
him TO do. Yet last year they paid him
hut 81, ,295.
or fcOurse il the city can get the State
to pay these Coroner's fees it is all
right. That would relieve her Treasu-
~ of that much charge. But If the
Council fail in getting the State to as
sumo this obligation it would be worth
while considering the propriety of
making the Coroner's Office a salaried
one, so that everybody might under
stand what pay he gets. 4 good coro-
ner-such as DIR. Taylor-is certainly
worth as much money as a clerk, espe-
cially when it is remembered that no
small part of his duty is to attend
courts as witness ; which alone occu-
pics a great deal of his time.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-12
THE DENMEAD MYSTERY.
what the Detectives Think-Horri.
BILE Condition OF tho Bodies
TRy telegrsph 20 the Dlspstch.l

NEW Brunswick, N. j., March H.
All the Brundage family, the only rela-
tives Of the Denmeads, drove in from Pis-
Getaway this morning and learned OF
the horrible discovery Of yesterday.
Mrs. Brundage insisted on seeing the
body Of her sister, although the re-
mains had not yet been prepared for
inspection. After pOst.morteHs ex-
animation they wilb take the body OF
Mrs. Denmead and have it inferred in
st. James graveyard at Piscatawsy.
The detectives Of the city are inclined
to believe in the foul-play theory. 1t
is ascertained that Samuel Denmead
has tried underhand means to obtain
possession Of the woman's property.
No marriage-certificate has been found
among the papers of the brothers, and
Mrs. Brundage freely asserts it as her
opinion that the woman was nothing
but the mistress of the three men.
The result of the pOst-mOrtem ex-
animation on the bodies of Robert and
Cornelia Denmead showed that the
woman's lungs were in normal condi-
ton and that her death was not caused
by pneumonia. Her stomach aud in
testines were absolutely empty OF solid
matter, showing that the woman was
starved to death. The body was horri-
bly, decomposed. Mrs. Denmead had
been dead for Mt least two months.
Roberts dead body was gaunt and
shrivelled. The lungs and heart wero
decomposed. The stomach and intes-
tines were empty. His death was also
caused by starvation. The stomachsof
both Robert and Mrs. Denmead were
taken to Austen & WILDER, analytical
chemists, who will examine them for
traces of poison. The eyes of the two
persons had been destroyed, presama-
bly bv rats.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-12
Rniirnad Lahorers, Strike,
telegrapb 10 the Dispach.I

kDy tVAt btogN w bii' ba'loNhsl
MARQUETTE, Mich, March 1.-THE
strike Of laborers on the Sault branch
OF the Duluth, South Shore and At
lantic railroad, in which nearly five
hundred men struck for an advance Of
from $l.5O TO 81 a day without having
previously made demand on the COM
pany, still progresses. The other la
borers are watching the outcome, and
the company does not make any con-
cessions. The contractors are bound 10
complete the road and turn it over TO
the company July LIST, and the la
borers, knowing this, believed they
could win the strike without struggle.
The leaders were promptly discharged
and ordered of the premises. They
refused TO 60, and are still there STIR
ring up a bad feeling. Some fears are
entertained that they will incite a riot.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-12
Rev. II. VI. Brown ~ Ciay-Gtreet
Methodist Church.

Another large crowd attended the
meeting at Clay-Strcet Methodist Epis-
copal church last night.
The following ministers occupied
seats on the platform Rev. J. William
Jones, Rev. W. +. G. Gregory, Rev.
Mr. Walldrup, Rev. Mr. Cutler, Rev.
$. S. Lambeth, and Rev. George W.
Wray.
Rev. s. $. Lambeth offered the open
ing prayer.
Just before preaching Mr.. Riddick
announced that there would be no
Bible-reading in this church. to-mor-
row, hut Mr.. Brown would give a
Bible-reading at the Baptist College to-
morrow evening at 1880 o'clock.
MIR Brown announced rs his theme
last night "The Natural State of the
Sinner"
At the conclusion of the sermon Rev.
J. William Jones led in prayer.
The afteT-meeting was largely attend
ed, and many asked for prayer.
Tomorrow Mr.. Brown will preach at
Clay-Street church at 3 A. VI. to youths
and children. He will conduct the II
o'clock service, and the evening service
at 7:30; and at 3:30P. NJ. he will preach
specially to men. No ladies admitted.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-12
Ftres Yesterday.

Yesterday morning about l o'clock
an alarm Of fire, turned in from Box
Is, was caused by IA burning chimney
in one OF the tenements of Clyde Row,
on west Cary street No damage.
Another fire occurred at 1890 O'Clock
last night in three-story frame house
at the northwest corner of Twenty
third and Pleasant streets. The lower
floor Of the building WAS used as store
kept by George a. Booker, and the
stock of groceries therein were dam
aged to the extent of about 500, on
which there was an insurance Of $500.
The house belonged to Louis j. Bos-
sieux's estate, and is insured. The mp
per part of the house was vacant,
the former occupants having moved
out few days ago. 1t is not known
how the fire caught, but it started un-
der stairway leading from the store
to the story above. 1t was probably
the work Of an incendiary. The build
ing was considerably damaged.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-12
The Railroad Troubles i'm ohio

ny lctttAdpA w thv bAHioeNN.l
PITTSBURGH, March 1.-THE ChrORi-
c1e-TcIcgraph's Youngstown (Ohio) dis
latch saws: No movement has been
made to-day by either the New York,
PENNSYLVANIA and Ohio orthe Pennsyl-
vania Company to start freight trains in
their yards, though it was reported that
each company would have a large force
on hand to take the places of the
strikers. The road brakemen on the
Mahoning division manning the through
freight trains from here to Cleveland,
struck this morning and joined the
yard men. the last through freight leay-
ing here ut 10 o'clock. This closes the
freight traffic between Youngstown and
Cleveland over the New York, Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio road All the heavy
mogul engines belonging TO the
New York, Lake Erie and Western
in use on the Mahoning division and
the main line of the New York, Penn
sylyania and Ohio have been ordered
home. and are being sent East as rapid
" as possible, indicating that Erie will
probably surrender its slease OF the New
York, Pennsylvania and OHIO, as it Is
known that President Adams aud other
officials are now in New York having II
conference with Erie officials.
CLEVELAND. O., March 1.-THE strike
Of switchmen on the New York, Penn
sylyania and Ohio railroad is becoming
more serious than WIS expected. This
morning the freight brakemen and con
ductors refused to take ont trains made
mp by green hands, and all the road
men along the line are said to be ON the
eve of quitting work until the trouble
with the switchmon is adjusted. For
several doys past an occasional freight
train has been made mp and sent ont,
but nothing of the kind can be done
to-day, end the prospects are that the
road will soon be blocked.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-12
WHO Is MRS. wINsLow?

As this question Il frequently asked, we will
cay that she Is lady who Tor upwards OF forty
years hes untiringiy devoted her time and
talents "a a female Physician ana nurse. prin-
pslly among children. She has especially
studied tho constitution and wants Of this
numerous class, and, ns a result q this effort
and practical knowledge. obtained In = lifetime
spent as a nurse and physician. she has COM
pounded a soothigg Syrup for children teeth
Ing. II operates Ike msgic-giving res, and
health, and Is moreover sure 10 regulate tho
bowels. In consequence OF this article, Mrs. Win
slow IL becoming worid-rcnowned a. q benefsc-
tor Of her race children certainly DO arsg uf
and bless her; especially u this tho case In this
city. Vast quantities Of the Soothing Syrup
arc DAnT sold and used here. We thiak Mrs.
winslow has immorsaiized her name by this
invaluable article. and we sincerely believe
thousands Of children have been saved from
an early grave by its timely usc, and that mil
lions yet unborn will share its dement's aud
unite In calling her blessed. 10 NOTIFIES has
discharged her duty 10 hcr suffering little one,
in our opinion, until she has given 4. the hensnt
q Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup. Try it,
mother, ray 1T Sow.--La1iss' Ytsifor. New
York city. Sold by all druggists. Twenty-Five
cents bottle. NH ssod
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-12
" TIME FLIES"

Time passes oil too swiftly to busy workers;
20 seems TO us not more than forty-eighi hours
siaco last Saturday, when, despite the rain that
ontnat day held high carnival. We held our last
.c,lIy reception Of our little friends, tho boys
They come here every Saturday rain or shine,
because ihoy know that on that day, expecting
uem as We do, wo Invariably prepare some
hing coed for them. We don't want TO take
Them by surprise to-day, 40 won endeavor 70
tcn them Of some good things that are now
ready.
shirt waists In hundred different patterns,
uniauudcred, q cents each. Percalc Shirt
Waists ready for use. In the newest and tAnci-
ct prttcrus imaginable and in countless num-
ncrs, 4s cents Any one Of these waists will not
te sold elsewhere for less than - cents.
Two hundred aud nifty pairs Of Kneo-Pants
arrived to-day-E large number, but thes won't
int ten days, bccauso Of the ridicuiously low
price we've marked them, - cents a pair /;
would Do good aud honest value at IS cents, but
when. ~ il this case, we strike an exceptional
larg6in. we at once proceed ioshare the benefit
al the transaction with our patrons.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-12
What Heller Has TO Soy.

The time for removing to our new
store, No. BIT east Broad street, is near
at hand, but before doing so we have q
few words to say that may not be un-
interesting to those in want of Shoes at
exceedingly low prices.
We acknowledge that our Removal
Sale has proven quite satisfactory to
us as well as to our friends, who pro
cured unprecedented bargains in foot
wear; but we would endeavor to i'm
press the public with the fact that our
assortment in fine and medium grades
Of Shoes is not at all exhausted.
1t is an unusual thing that people
leave our store thinking that they can
do better elsewhere, but when they dc
they almost invariably come back, fol
nowhere can be found better or as
cheap q stock of Shoes rs at
HELLER X Co.'S
5l7 east Broad street.
"Have you seen the whale 2"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-12
Gurncy Cnbs-A Revolution ln local
TrnHpI.

A new and commendable enterprise
has been started here i'll the intro1uc-
ton of Quincy cabs, two Of which were
for the first time put on the streets of
Richmond yesterday by MIR. W. Dellie
Sutherland. These vehicles are two
wheeled, drawn by one horse, will hold
four persons each, and the interior is
trimmed in red plush, with mirror on
one end, and the seats run lengthwise d
III street-car seats. Their use is quite
common in northern cities, and
the only wonder is that they
have never before been put on
our streets. The rates will be - cents
per passenger for n transfer. e.. to
carry one passenger from one depot to
another, or passenger over a route not
exceeding about half the length Of the
city. BY the hour, 81 for q single
hour two hours or more, 70 cents per
hour. Each of the cabs has a white
driver. Mr.. Sutherland will secure
more cabs if the demand makes 1t ne
cessary.
In a great measure they will supplant
the four-whecled conveyanccs for going
TO places of amusement, dep6ts, &C.,
as the price is considerably lower.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-12
Personals and Briefs.

"Hazel Kirke" will be repeated at
the Academy this afternoon and to-
night.
Mr.. Andrew Evensen, of Boston, and
his family are in the city and guests OF
his brother, Mr.. {. Evensen.
= Marshall Lodge, No. u, Knights of
Pythias, will have an annual rennion at
Singer Hall next Tuesday evening.
Rev. r. p. Kerr. pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, will preach at the
Retreat for the Sick Sunday afternoon
at O'Clock.
Miss Mollie W. Smith, of Pleasant
Hill, n. c.. arrived in this city on
Tuesday. She expects to make this
city her future home.
Mrs. f. b. Quarles nc Miss Minnie
Young, and Miss Leila b. Lovelace, OF
Halifax county, are visiting Mrs. W. A.
Loving, 10 south First street.
Miss Maggie Reading, of No. 9 east
Grace street, left here Thursday night
for st. Louis in answer to a telegram
advising her of the illness of her father
in that place.
Having leased her farm, Mrs. DR..
Thomas Pollard and family will spend
a part Of their time in Richmond and a
part Of their time at their farm on the
St. Johns river, in Florida.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-12
A Baucker Murdered in Arizona.
fBy telegraph 70 the Dispatchl

THGNH, ARIZONA, March 1.-THE
Norning gazette publishes an account
Of Indian depredations in the Supersti-
ton mountains. The victim was q
Iancher named ReaYes, whose mutilated
body was discovered by San Carlos
scouts, who were pursuing renegade.
The scouts overlook the renegades in
camp, when a fight ensued. All the
reneeades' horses and equipments were
captured. One scout was wounded.
News was brought here by stage
driver, who says the Indians were nine
in number, and made. for Tonto county.
The scouts are in pursuit. These In
cians are, without doubt. San Carlos
kpeches, and viii probably be killed
oTdriyen back to the reservation by the
ilitary.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-12
THE ABSENT ONES.
"sARAH TRAVELLER AND Eor MRS.
WALKER sEEN IN THg VALLEY.
A Letter Giving a Description Of Her
wrenn in Washington
Territory.

The following was received at the
Dispatch Office yesterday evening:
WAYYEsBoRo', Va, March IL, 1887.
10 the Editor OF the Dispatch
When>1 received my Weekly Dis.
patch this morning the first item read
was the letter of Mrs. Garrison, OF
Lola with whom lam well acquainted),
and wishing to furnish any assistancein
nv power to find Mrs. Walker. il the
old lady spoken of by Mrs. Garrison
should prove to be her, l send you the
following a few evenings previous to
February 18th an old lady came to my
house, one mile north of Waynesboro
junction. on the Shenandoah Valley
railroad, and, by motions of her hands,
indicated that she wished to stay all
night. She came in the house and
showed a note headed Norfolk, and
signed "a Lady no date-written IN
a beautiful hand, stating, "This old
lady has Just landed from Arabia, and
is harmless and deserving of the charity
of the people, and wishes to go to her
daughter, who lives in--Philadelphia. "
She was dressed as described by Mrs.
Garrison, but had on an old lady's cap,
black, with frill around the front, and
had a dark shawl pulled up over her
head.
MY wife gave her the dark hood Mrs.
Garrison describes. Her feet were very
sore. and she was carrying her shoes. |
tried to converse with her, bat she would
only make kind of noise and point to
her head. ! did not think her insane,
bnt she seemed q little confused.
Strange to say, she could speak some
words very plain, such as "children, y
thank you.' &c. She seemed to
watch me very closely when was pass
ing by her. ,
She was very spsrely made, and
stopped or inclined forward. She
seemed very thankful for any kindness
shown her. When leaving next morn
ing could only understand her TO say
"Delphia. Any one passing this way
who will call on my wife can get fuller
description of her and her clothing.
RespcctfulIy, NJ. l.. LEONARD.
This is not Mrs. Walker, but quite
another person-viz., "Sarah Travel
ler." an Arab woman, who was taken
up here as tramp and put in the city
Jail. whence she was rescued by the
Little Sistersof the Poor and carried to
their Home for Aged People. This
piece and her kind hoStesses she sum
marily left and started to walk to Phila-
delphia, where she had a daughter liv-
ing.s She is native of Palestine, ship
ped for Philadelphia at Alexandria,
Egypt, was landed at Havana, and
thence came to Richmond, bnt hoU
she never explained, though our people
had very good interpreter lin the
person Of Mr.. Wexler, native of Da-
mascus,) to talk with her.
THE MISSING wRENN.
It has been found that the tool-chest
of Charles e. Wrenn, the carpenter
who disappeared from this city several
weeks ago, after being shipped to Phila-
delphia was afterwards sent to Chicago.
There it was receipted for by man
who claimed to be Charles e. Wray,
and there the man bought ticket for
Spokane Falls, Washington Territory,
where Wrenn no doubt now is.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-12
The Theatre Next Week.

Monday night William Redmond and
Mrs. Thomas Barry will begin two
nights engagement at the Theatre.
The first nights production will be
Rene the Huguenot -; the second
"a Midnight Marriage" The northern
papers speak in high terms Of the
troupe. Box-sheet opens this morning
"a q o'nlock
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-12
United staues senator wai.haII.

General Edward c. Walthall, senator
from Mississippi, is in the city, the guest
of Major Leigh Il. Page. He succeeded
the Hon. L. Q. G. Lamar, now Secre-
tary of the Interior, in that Office. The
Mississippi senator is native Of this
city. @ son of Barrett W. Walthall,
once prominent merchant here n
nephew Of the late Madison and Chris
topher Waltball, and cousin of E. c..
Walthall, past eminent commander OF
the Commandery of st. Andrew, No.
10, of this city.